Fireplace basket



July 28. 1925. 1,547,749

W. W. HANLON FIREPLACE BASKET Filed Nov. 20, 1924 gwvznto o Wa ace 71. HQflZOJZ.

Patented July 28, 1925.

1 TED STAT S? WALLA E w. riA LoN, or cHA'rTA ooGA, rnnnrissnn, n'ssic'riwon'tro CHAT KNQOGA v ROOFING & FOUNDRY comrnmnor CHATTA'NOOGVA, mnnnnssnn; A CORPORATION or TENNESSEE].

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Application filed November 20, 1924. Serial No. 751,175. I

To. c zll whom z' t may 00mm" I Be it known that LKVAL AGE W. HANLoN, a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Chattanooga, county of Hamil- 5113011, State of-Tennessee, haveinvented cer-' tain new and usefullmprovements in -F1rej place Baskets, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, concise, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use'the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fire-place baskets of such construction as will fication of the latter inanyway.

It is well known in this artthatthosev forms or designs of fire-places employing.

' grate frames forthe dual purpose of ornamentation and supporting fire baskets or grates are equipped with supporting lugs differing in arrangement and disposition withthe products of various competlng man-. ufacturers. Thus, it often timesoccurs that through the purchase of such equipmentproduced by another concern.

In sequence with the fore-going, itmay. be

stated that it is a more specific object of=-my invention ,to provide a fire-place grate or basket which is universally adaptable to any form of frame now being marketed, without alteration thereto in any Way whatsoever.

Other'objects of theinvention will be in pjart obvious, and in pa'rt'pointed out herein- 3 In order'tliat theinvention and its mode, of adaptation may be readily understood by persons'skilled in the art, I have in the a'ccompanying illustrative drawings, and in thedetailed following description based thereon, set outone possible embodiment of thesame.= i I In these drawings: J i V- F'gure is ,a front elevation-of a fireplace equipped with my improved form ofi basket; I 1

Figure '2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking incthe di-- rection in which; the arrows point; I I

Flgure 3 1s an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 33 ofthe Figure 1, look-V ing in the direction in which the; arrows p0int;an d, a 1 t Figure t is an enlarged fragmentary de tailjin vertical section, taken on the-line ofthe Figure 2, looking in the direction in" which the arrowspoint; i i vHavingmore particular-reference to the drawings, in connection. with, which like characters of reference will designate-cOrre-j sponding parts throughout, the improved" basket, as stated, is universally adaptableto any form or ,Zdesign or makeof fireplace,- grateframe now prevalent in the art andforpurposes ofillustration of this invention, I have chosen one form a of grate frame,-

indicating-the same, inits entirety, by the numeral 1. Extending inwardlyifrom the inner marginal portion of the opposite sides of the grate frame 1 arepairs ofsupportin glugs indicated for the purpose ofconven ience by the numeral 2, it: being the function of these lugs toreceive brackets, hooks, arms,

or. other attaching and supporting fdevices' provided upon the particular form of de-: sign of fire baskets going with theequipment. In the production of these grate frames 1, a certain peculiar condition is often=experienced,in that the fire basket supporting lugs 2 differ in their arrange.

ment and disposition quite'frequently upon the products :-of different and competing manufacturers. .In consequence upon this peculiarity, it frequently happens that the fire basket of one concern cannot be used or fitted upon the grate frame of another con-- cern because of the fact thatthe attaching devices of the fire basketdilfer in their ar-- rangement', construction and formation 1 To overcome the above noted disadvantages, it is proposed by this invention to provide a. fireplace basket of a universalnature, that is, a tire-place basket having attaching deviceswhich may be successfully and practically engaged or connected "with V the supporting lugs 2 of any form of grate frame now prevalent vin the art; "Tof'this end, the invention may be stated to. comprise a fire basket including the usual front or front wall made up of bars as indicated by the numeral 3 of foraminated or reticulated metal, such as conditions or preference may dictate, curved grate bars 4 extending from andvbeing supported uponthe lower side of said front whereby to provide the fire receiving and retaining grate. This construction, as will be well understood by workers skilled in the art, is common and wellknown in the artan'd therefore, it isto be understood that the particular construe tion or design of front and fire grate may be varied and yet, well remain within the prov- :ince of this invention.

With a view towards'providing' the fireplace basket with attaching means whereby it can be'connectedto the supporting lugs of any form of grate frame, irrespective of its" design of manufacture, such as'indicatedherein by' -the numeral I l, I form or ar range upon the opposite side and vertical portions of the front 8, 'channeled' lug receiving brackets indicated in their entireties for the purpose of convenience herein by the numeral 5,=' said brackets beingformed or cast integral with the vertical oppositely disposedsides of the front 3 as is clearly shown'in the Figures 2 and 4 and having the lug'receiving ways therein of adepth suflicient to permit of'po sitive reception or engagement of the free or outwardly extended portions of said lugs therein, as is s also clearly shown in the Figures 1, 2 and 1.

The width of the lugreceiving ways in the brackets 5, itmay be noted, is also of suchdimension as to permit of free engagement of practically any form of fire place front or basketsupporting lugs now manufactured and marketed, therein. The lower portions of the inner sides of the .brackets5 are cut away as indicated at 5 andby reason of this opening to the ways of the several brackets 5,, it will be understood that the lugs Qniay he effectually introduced and engaged in their proper positions within such bracket; 5;- In this connection, it will be noted upon reference to the Figure 4 that with engage ment of the lugs 2 in the ways of the verti cally arranged and oppositely disposed brackets 5, the uppermost lug will contact with the 'closed upper end ofits respective bracket 5 whereas the lower lug will be en gaged in the intermediate or lower portion of its respective bracket 5 and in conse': quence, will exert or effect a staying and bracing f the improved fire place basket with respect to the frame 1 that is, material outward orlateral movement of the basket with respect to the frame will be prevented, in thatthe upper supporting lug 2 will provide the supporting engagement as between prevented.

the fire place basket and the frame, whereas their elongated ways as is clearly shownjinthe Figure 3, it will be appreciated thatith'e same may beeifectually'engaged with prac tically any arrangement ;of basket support-' ing lugs upon those forms of the place grate supporting frames now-prevalent in the art,

variance in the placement of such lugs being immaterial as regards the practical support ing ofthe improved fire place: basket in that the uppermost: of such lugs will serve the supporting means, whereas the lower-lugs, irrespective of their "placementor distance from the upper lugs, will serve as a st ying and bracing means for the "basket, preventmg material lateral swing ng, "swaying," or

other'similar movement thereof with respect to the frame, and hence, ensuring roper V positioning; of thefire place basket withre: spect to such'frame at all times." 7

"In constructing the improved fire-place basket, thelength of the grate composed of the barst slightly less than the distance occurring between the inner marginal portions of the opposite sides of the grate frame i V l and likewise, slightly less than the distance between the outermost ends. of theisevv eral pairs of oppositely disposed supporting lugs 2; Because of this, it will be understood that that vertical movement of the basket necessary in its being fitted or connected to the grate frame 1 and by the pairs of lugs 2 will be permitted In bringing about this particular condition, the opposite ends of the grate front?) are preferably curved inwardly as shown at 6, so that while the grateof the fire place basket will beof a length slightly less than the width of the opening provided by the grate frame 1,"the

front thereof will be-of an approximately corresponding width and hence,'will completely spa-n the distance between the inner marginal portion of the opposite sides of the grate frame 1, as is clearly shown in the Fig-' ure 1, thus lendingto the practicability as well as'the ornamental appearance of'the equipment. Furthermore, this particular formation of the grate with respect to the front of the fire place basket is such as will v in no way complicate the manufacture of these particular devices, which as will he understood, are ere oftenflproduced: by

processes of casting. r

In using the" improved fi e place basket,

the same is brought to a position directly adjacent the opening presented between the opposite sides of the grate frame 1, whereupon the basket is lowered so that the verti cal and opposed brackets- 5 will be engaged over the oppositely disposed pairs of supporting lugs 2 upon the grate frame by way of the openings 5 with following clownward movement of such basket. Because of the elongated formation of the ways in the brackets 5, each of the lugs 2 of the several pairs thereof will be fully engaged and therefore, it is apparent that firm and positive connection as between these lugs and the basket 3 will be had. Hence, the outward or inward swinging of the basket with respect to the grate frame 1 will be avoided. Similarly, there will be provided a positive, firm and stable support for the fire place basket, from which it will be prevented from becoming accidentally disengaged or displaced during subsequent usage.

Obviously, the mode of engagement of the improved fire place basket with the supporting lugs of the grate frame is simple, but effectual, and because of the arrangement and elongated formation of the brackets 5, that is, as shown, said improved basket may be advantageously and successfully fitted upon or connected to any form of rate frame now prevalent in the art.

ence, the device becomes universally adaptable, irrespective of the particular design, form or make of the grate frame, and because of this, it may be readily used by a person having such fire place equipment as hereinbefore described.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification, and such 'modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

brackets formed integral with the opposite ends of the front thereof, said channels facing outwardly and being arranged in opposed relationship with respect to each other, portions of the same opening in- Wardly and marginally onto the corresponding sides of the brackets.

2. A fire-place basket having relatively parallel vertically arranged channeled brackets formed integral with the opposite ends of the front thereof, said channels facing outwardly and being arranged in opposed relationship with respect to each other adapted to receive oppositely disposed lugs therein, the channels in said brackets opening inwardly and marginally onto the lower portion of the corresponding sides of their respective brackets.

' 3. A fire-place basket having relatively parallel vertically disposed channeled brackets formed integral with the opposite ends of the front thereof, thechannels in such brackets adapted to face the adjacent and opposite sides of a grate frame and having their upper ends closed and their lower ends opening marginally onto the inner sides of said brackets.

4. A fire-place basket having thickened pieces formed upon the opposite ends of the front thereof and disposed vertically thereof and in relative parallel relation, channeled ways formed in and extending longitudinally of said pieces adapted to face the adjacent and opposite sides of a grate frame, the'lower portions of said channels opening marginally onto the inner sides of the pieces.

5. A fire place basket having longitudinally disposed channels formed in the outer faces of the opposite sides thereof, the lower portion of said channels opening onto the inner faces of said sides to provide for admission of lugs thereinto.

6. A fire place basket having channeled brackets integral with and parallel to the opposite sides of the front thereof, the lower portion of each of said brackets being cut away to provide for admission of lugs to the channels of the respective brackets, the grate portion of said basket being of a width less than the width of the front of the same.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WALLACE W. HANLON. 

